When I was a kid, we used to work the neighborhood until we had fat sacks of candy. There would be lots of mediocre candy like Lemon Heads, Hot Tamales, Good -n- Plenty, Mike and Ike and raisins.
I mean what kind of sick and twisted person gives raisins to kids? My friends and I were looking for the good stuff like Reese's, Nerds, Milky Way, Three Musketeers, Baby Ruth, Bottle Caps and Razzles.
As we grew older, the thought was that quality outweighed quantity. That's where this week's Audibles and Halloween meet. You aren't going to get volume from me, but I am going to give you a few things to think about. Let's get started on what I think is important.
Treat ( Bottle Caps)
Ronnie Hillman's emergence is not out of nowhere. The Denver Broncos have been bringing him along slowly, and I think they have done a great job with him. Willis McGahee has been running so well that you may believe that he is the only one who has value. Hillman doesn't take from McGahee's value, he adds to it. Based on the numbers to date, McGahee is touching the ball close to 20 times on the ground. In order to keep him fresh, there's lots of room for Hillman. The Broncos won't play from behind much with weaker opponents upcoming.
Peyton Manning has proved that he is more than capable of carving up most defenses. While Manning goes to work, he inspires the Denver defenders to play their best to get him the ball back. There is nothing more powerful than the belief in your team. It truly gets the best production out of everyone. Take a look at the game this week against a Cincinnati defense that ranks poorly against opposing running backs. Yeah, insert McGahee and Hillman here. It's going to be a game that when Denver grabs the lead you'll get a dose of both backs. It's time to buy Hillman because the Broncos will need the ground game to sustain leads against weaker opponents.
Trick ( Raisins)
Don't get too excited over the Detroit Lions acquiring Mike Thomas. I bet it's more of a special teams play, anyhow. They have had problems previously on returns and Thomas fits that bill. His best season was in 2010 when he pulled in a whopping four touchdowns. This is hardly a scenario to be excited about.
Treat ( Reese's)
Pierre Garcon has been injury riddled all season after what looked like immediate chemistry with Robert Griffin III. Santana Moss has taken over that role, but it's time that you move him as Garcon is very close to seeing the field. I'm not ...